The nominations have been announced and the campaigning has begun for this year's Oscars.

Awards season is in full swing with its crowning glory being the the 86th annual Academy Awards and we've brought together absolutely everything you could possibly want to know about the impending ceremony.

It's been an incredible year for movies with the trailblazing Gravity, to the heartbreaking epic 12 Years a Slave.

The British will be representing at this year's Oscars with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor respectively.

The ceremony will bring its usual glitz and glamour and a whole host of other questions: the biggest one being whether last year's Best Actress winner Jennifer Lawrence will trip again?

Find out everything you need to know about today's Oscar nomination announcement below.

How can I watch the Oscars ceremony live?

Sky Movies presenter Alex Zane will head up the coverage of the bash alongside a panel of celebrity guests and film experts who will share their predictions and reactions over the course of the evening.

Director of Sky Movies Ian Lewis: "Sky Movies has been the home of the Oscars for a decade now, and we’re delighted that we can continue to offer our customers an exclusive front row seat to the ceremony, as well as the chance to enjoy a great selection of the Academy’s most celebrated movies all in one place on Sky Movies Oscars."

* The Oscars 2014: Red Carpet Live will air from 11.30pm to 1.30am on Sky Movies Oscars and Sky Living, while the 86th Annual Academy Awards will air live exclusively on Sky Movies Oscars from 1.30am until 4am.

Who's presenting the Oscars 2014?

Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron say the evening will honour big-screen real-life heroes, super heroes, popular heroes and animated heroes, both past and present, as well as the bold filmmakers who bring them to life.

In an official statement the producers said: “We wanted to unify the show with an entertaining and emotional theme.

“People around the world go to the movies to be inspired by the characters they see on the screen. By celebrating the gamut of heroes who have enriched our movie-going experience, we hope to create an evening of fun and joy.

"And that includes the filmmakers and actors who take risks and stimulate us with provocative subjects and daring characters. They are all heroes in the cinematic landscape."

Zadan and Meron added: “Of course, there will be no shortage of comedy with Ellen DeGeneres as our host. There may also be a few musical surprises along the way.

The UK film is also chasing awards for best actor and best director, although Steve McQueen is unlikely to scoop the award from Gravity's Alfonso Cuaron, who is leading the pack with odds of 4/11.

Jessica Bridge of Ladbrokes said: "Money talks, and since the SAG win American Hustle fans have piled into its odds of causing an upset at the Oscars."

Meanwhile, curly-haired Matthew McConaughey is the new odds-on favourite to land the Best Actor gong for his role in Dallas Buyers Club at 4/7, leaving British hope Chiwatel Ejiofor to drift out to 2/1.